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QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-353

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0540

Alternate inventory control number:

0540a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wears Valley

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sevier

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1938

Quilt top made by:

McFalls, Eva

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quilted by:

McFalls, Eva

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

68

How long is the quilt?

72.5

Size of quilt blocks:

5.25" square

Number of borders:

One

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Owner's name for quilt:

Snowball

Brackman # or other source & #:

1518

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

157

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Red; Pink; Yellow; Blue or Navy; Purple; Black; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

1.25" wide

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Coral

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Width between quilting lines:

1/2"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Single parallel lines

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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Cite this Quilt

McFalls, Ev. Snowball. 1930-1949. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-353. Accessed: 03/29/24